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    Airframe Family: Boeing B299 / B-17 Fortress
    Latest Model:B-17G-95-DL Fortress
    Last Military Serial:44-83735 USAAF
    Construction Number:32376
    Last Civil Registration:F-BDRS
    Compressed ID:Douglas B-17G-95-DL sn 44-83735 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Air Museum, Duxford, UK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-17G-95-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-83735.

    17 February 1947

    To Tranocean Air Lines Inc, Oakland, CA with new c/r N68269.

    Converted to executive transport.

    12 January 1949

    To Col. Andres Soriano/Philipines Air Lines keeping c/r N68269.
    Markings added: San Miguel

    4 October 1949

    To Assembley of God Inc, Springfield, MO keeping c/r N68269.
    Markings added: Ambassador

    28 August 1951

    To Albert J. Leeward, Fort Wayne, IN keeping c/r N68269.

    From 30 December 1952 to 1975

    To ETAT/Secretariat General A L Aviation Civile Et Commerciale/SGACC, Paris, Basse Normandie with new c/r F-BDRS (Boeing B 17 G, 32376).
    Based at Creil.

    3 November 1954

    Civil registration, N68269, cancelled.
    Exported to France.

    25 August 1972

    Civil registration, F-BDRS, cancelled.

    1972

    Permanently withdrawn from use.

    24 May 1975

    To Don Bullock/Euroworld Ltd, Duxford, UK.

    Circa 1978

    To Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    April 1983


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Duxford, UK

    Markings Applied: 42-31983

    By October 1992


    Photographer: Charlene Aro

    Circa 1997

    To American Air Museum, Duxford, UK.

    27 September 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: In the workshop at Imperial War Museum, Duxford in the UK

    27 September 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: In the workshop at Imperial War Museum, Duxford in the UK

    27 September 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: In the workshop at Imperial War Museum, Duxford in the UK


    Photographer: Unknown

    13 October 2013


    Photographer: Arjun Sarup
    Notes: B-17G-95-DL on display at the American Air Museum Duxford. Now carries its true identity 44-83735 on the fin and no nose art (following its 2011/2012 restoration), but was formerly painted as 42-31983 Mary Alice.

    Markings Applied: 231983

    Markings Applied: Mary Alice

    Markings Applied: Y-G
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